Eyman’s tax initiative a hit in Elway Poll

There’s good news for Tim Eyman’s Initiative 960 in the latest Elway Poll. Seven out of 10 of those surveyed said they support the idea of requiring a two-thirds majority of the Legisalture or a public vote to raise any state taxes.

Pollster Stuart Elway said 50 percent of Democrats were inclined to vote for I-960, as were 76 percent of Republicans and 67 percent of Independents. The poll of 405 registered voters in Washington state was taken earlier this month and has a margin of error of 5 percent.

Next month the state Supreme Court will hear a legal challenge designed to keep Eyman’s initiative off the November ballot.